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Would a microwave oven or an electric stove use more energy to boil a cup of water?
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 24, 2020
- Length: 04:06
- Purchases: 1
In the US, one out of five households don’t use a dishwasher because they think it uses more water and energy than washing by hand. So, we wanted t...
- Added: Jun 24, 2020
- Length: 02:29
- Purchases: 2
If you're choosing between charcoal and gas, choose gas. Grilling with charcoal for an hour produces three times the emissions of grilling with gas...
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 15, 2020
- Length: 02:29
- Purchases: 2
First make sure your home is well insulated. Then, swap out your furnace or boiler for a device known as a heat pump. Heat pumps run on electricity...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 05, 2020
- Length: 03:11
- Purchases: 1
In general, if you're traveling alone, driving creates two times the emissions of flying in a plane. Driving with just two people in the car makes ...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 05, 2020
- Length: 03:42
- Purchases: 1
Driftnets are fishing nets that have largely fallen out of fashion because they can accidentally catch other marine life. But it's still legal to u...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: May 26, 2020
- Length: 03:41
- Purchases: 1
Dr Cable explains why scientists often assume that water is needed to sustain life. She explains why most life, like us, likely is carbon-based, an...
- Added: May 12, 2016
- Length: 14:27
Dr. Kelsi Singer shares some of the incredible discoveries that she and the NASA New Horizons team are making. We also discuss a contentious issue—...
- Added: May 12, 2016
- Length: 14:35
Environmental issues are mounting, and the stakes are huge. So how might big data be used to tackle the issues of sustainability, climate change, h...
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 34:51
Are we addicted to the Internet? Is it even appropriate to use the language of addiction about smartphones and other digital devices?
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 24:30
Big data is revolutionizing health and medicine, from genomics to wearable technologies to precision health. But is our medical care system prepare...
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 26:51
What is the future of work? Today, all of our careers are being transformed by big data, from how we find it, to how we collaborate with others, to...
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 22:15
Your normal, everyday digital footprints can reveal surprisingly intimate facts – like whether your parents are divorced, and whether you own a gun.
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 22:03
Does your morning coffee taste better from your favorite mug?
Scientists now realize that what we eat is just a small part of our dining experie...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 23, 2015
- Length: 09:56
- Purchases: 3
Until recently, bug specimens collected on federal land had to be returned as government property, even if they're dead and pulverized. The rules a...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: May 14, 2015
- Length: 06:57
- Purchases: 1
Making a living is a struggle this year for Maine lobster fishermen - due in part to strong conservation regulations.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Mar 25, 2013
- Length: 06:45
- Purchases: 1
